Toy mask.



No. 885,802. PATENTED APR. 28, 1908. H. D. STBRRICK.

TOY MASK.

APPLICATION FILED JULYJB. 1906.

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HARRISON D. STERRIGK, OF PITTSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA.

TOY MASK.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented April 28, 1908.-

Application filed July 18, 1906. Serial No. 326,681. I

changing the appearance of the false face to' produce a grotes ue and amusing effect.

The primary 0 ject is to provide features on the mask which are capable of being protruded or withdrawn at will, and to provide efficient and convenient means for operating said movable features.

The invention is illustrated in one form in the accompanying drawing, wherein Figure 1 represents a false face with the features retracted and Fig. 2 the same with the features protruded. Fig. 3 is a side ele vation of the same, and Fig. 4 is a central vertical section of the mask, placed upon the face and showing the devices for operating Fig. 5 illustrates a different arrangement of the air tubes and means for operating them, and Fig. 6 still another modification in which all the features are operated by one air, tube.

False faces have heretofore been made with features of more or less grotes us and amusing form, but they have been ed in place and unchangeable in expression. In the device illustrated it will be seen that there is provided a false face 6, whichmaybe of papier mach or any other material desired and'normally it presents a very ordinar T and not frightful face.- The features, suc as the eyes 7, ears 7, nose 8 andlips 7 are made of thin folded paper or thin flexible rubber or any other suitable material and normally lie retracted in the openings in the used as movable.

mask. One, or any'numbcr of these may be Behind these paper fea tures and closing the opening so as to form a sort of bellows is a membrane 8" which is erfor-ated and has a pipe 9 which may be l inserted in ,the mouth of the wearer and by blowing through the pipe the feature will be protruded through the opening in the mask so as to expand it as shown in; Figs. 2 and 3.

Ordinarily I prefer to connect each of the features with a separate small pi pe f or operation and these devices may be oi ther carried 4 or they may be coll cted into a bundle and be of the pocket.

openin sufficient length to extend downward into the Wearers pocket where they are connected with a small casing 13 for different compartments which are compressible as illustrated at 14 so that each of the features may be operated separately by ressing upon the ellows compartment with the finger. Otherwise the features may all be coveredby membrane 10 as illustrated in Fig. 6 and a single pipe as 9 will extend either to the mouth or to the small bellows 13 carried in A movable cheek be provided and any of the features may be placed entirely outside the mask. It will be observed that by th s means the wearer of the mask can whenever desired impart movement to the different features and protrude or withdraw them so as to give a very amusing and grotesque efl'ect. The uses of the device for purposes of amusement will be obvious.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new is the following:

1. A false face provided With Openlngs, and retractile and extensible features placed near said openings, and means to protrude the features at the will of the wearer.

2. The combination with a mask or false face having openings in the position of features, with a flexible and extensible ba formed. to simulate the feature placedin sai openings and having a connected. pipe by which air may be blown into said bag to protrude the feature through the hole in the mask.

3. A mask or false face rovided with s at the position of t 1e several features of a face, and said openings being closed by an extensible membrane, tary membrane behind the first membrane and both membranes being sealed together and attached to the mask, and means for introducing air pressure between the two membranes, substantially as described.

4. The combination with a mask or false face having extensible and rctractile flexible features, of a membrane behind said. features and forming an air-tight com )artmcnt th ovcr, and a tube and bellows connected thereto whereby the features may be protruded from the mask by air pressure created n the bellows.

5. The combination with a mask having an opening, of a movable fcatiuxand means whereby said feature may be exposed or withdrawn through tho opening.

a supplemcn- 9 the coverings being senied to thenmsh, in-

flating tubes arren ed on the insideo'f the mask and conneetefi with the s )ace between the covering and the mask su stantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto signed my name in the presence of two subscribed witnesses.

i Y HARRISON D. STERRICK.

In presence f F. W. CLAY, F. E. GAI'JHER. 

